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Squid Game(2021)
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2021 · TV SERIES
Squid Game
A debt‑ridden man joins a secret death match of children's games, racing to outwit ruthless competitors and survive long enough to claim a life‑changing fortune.
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Hundreds of financially struggling players receive an unusual invitation to participate in children's games that come with significant stakes. A valuable prize is promised to the winner.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 19 episodes · premiered Sep 17, 2021
- 1.01Red Light, Green LightSep 17, 2021Rate
Desperate and in need of money, Gi-hun agrees to participate in a mysterious game. Shortly into the first round, unexpected and terrifying events begin to unfold.
- 1.02HellSep 17, 2021Rate
The group is divided on whether to continue or quit and holds a vote to decide. However, their challenges in the outside world may prove to be just as harsh as those within the game.
- 1.03The Man with the UmbrellaSep 17, 2021Rate
A few players advance to the next round — which promises equal parts sweetness and danger — with concealed advantages. At the same time, Jun-ho manages to sneak his way inside.
- 1.04Stick to the TeamSep 17, 2021Rate
As alliances form among the players, no one is safe in the dorm after lights-out. The third game challenges Gi-hun's team to think strategically.
- 1.05A Fair WorldSep 17, 2021Rate
Gi-hun and his team rotate through the night to maintain a watch. Meanwhile, the masked men face complications with their fellow conspirators.
- 1.06GganbuSep 17, 2021Rate
For the fourth game, the remaining players form pairs. Gi-hun faces a difficult moral choice, while Sang-woo prioritizes his own survival. Meanwhile, Sae-byeok reveals a personal story she has kept hidden.
- 1.07VIPSSep 17, 2021Rate
The Masked Leader introduces VIP guests to the facility, offering them a front-row seat to watch the show. In the fifth game, several players begin to show signs of breaking under the intense pressure.
- 1.08Front ManSep 17, 2021Rate
As the final round approaches, strong feelings of distrust and revulsion persist among the remaining contestants. Jun-ho decides to flee, resolute in his intent to reveal the game's hidden truths.
- 1.09One Lucky DaySep 17, 2021Rate
The final round introduces another harsh challenge, though this time the outcome hinges on a single player. The game's creator emerges from obscurity.
Season 27 episodes · premiered Dec 26, 2024
- 2.01Bread and LotteryDec 26, 2024Rate
Gi-hun makes a sudden U-turn at the airport, driven by a desire for revenge. Later, back in his hideout, he redoubles his efforts to track down the elusive recruiter who is looking for new participants.
- 2.02Halloween PartyDec 26, 2024Rate
Gi-hun finally obtains an invitation, which is marked for Halloween day. In a tense confrontation with Jun-ho, they reveal their truths to each other.
- 2.03001Dec 26, 2024Rate
New players gather for a chance to win 45.6 billion won. After an intense first round, the survivors' fates hang in the balance—down to one final vote.
- 2.04Six LegsDec 26, 2024Rate
The players prepare for the next game: a six-legged pentathlon, where each team member must clear a mini-game to survive—or face collective elimination.
- 2.05One More GameDec 26, 2024Rate
Kang No-eul gains enemies due to her unpredictable behavior. Tensions reach a critical level as the remaining contestants vote on whether to proceed to the next round.
- 2.06O XDec 26, 2024Rate
Jun-ho and his team plan to infiltrate a suspicious island. As the financial stakes and tensions increase, the players divide into two opposing factions.
- 2.07Friend or FoeDec 26, 2024Rate
The remaining players discuss strategies to survive the night. Gi-hun suggests a risky plan but acknowledges that he will need reliable allies to execute it.
Season 36 episodes · premiered Jun 27, 2025
- 3.01Keys and KnivesJun 27, 2025Rate
No-eul infiltrates a dangerous operation with a risky plan. A new game is announced: hide-and-seek, where one group holds a key and the other a knife.
- 3.02The Starry NightJun 27, 2025Rate
The games continue, and Gi-hun becomes determined to confront Kang Dae-ho. At the same time, Kim Jun-hee encounters an unexpected crisis that tests her willpower to the extreme.
- 3.03It's Not Your FaultJun 27, 2025Rate
Jun-ho's team comes close to locating the island. Jang Geum-ja urgently pleads with Gi-hun to help Jun-hee. The VIPs deliberate on a cruel proposal.
- 3.04222Jun 27, 2025Rate
As Gi-hun continues to support Jun-hee during the escalating tensions, she faces a crucial decision. Prior to the final game, the Front Man presents Gi-hun with an ultimatum.
- 3.05○△□Jun 27, 2025Rate
No-eul attempts to gain the upper hand in negotiations, but her strategy ultimately backfires. Gi-hun is confronted with a moral dilemma that challenges his limits—raising the question of how far he is willing to go.
- 3.06Humans Are…Jun 27, 2025Rate
As Jun-ho hurries to reach the island, tensions reach their peak in the final round. The remaining players confront an impossible situation in the closing minutes of the game.
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Cast & Crew
230 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Lee Jung Jae
as Seong Gi-hoon
Wi Ha Joon
as Hwang Jun-ho
Wi Ha Jun
as Detective Hwang Jun-ho (22 Episodes)
Jeon Young Soo
as Game Guide (voice) (15 Episodes) , Subway Announcement (voice) (1 Episode)
Lee Byung Hun
as Front Man / Hwang In-ho (15 Episodes)
Yim Si Wan
as Lee Myung-gi / Player 333 (13 Episodes)
Jo Yu Ri
as Kim Jun-hee / Player 222 (13 Episodes)
Halley Kim
as Additional Voices
Park Gyu Young
as Kang No-eul / Guard 011 (13 Episodes)
Kang Ae Sim
as Jang Geum-ja / Player 149 (13 Episodes)
Lee Jin Uk
as Park Gyeong-seok / Player 246 (13 Episodes)
Tom Choi
as Front man
Supporting cast
217Yang Dong Geun
as Park Yong-sik / Player 007 (13 Episodes)
Park Sung Hoon
as Cho Hyun-ju / Player 120 (13 Episodes)
Kang Ha Neul
as Kang Dae-ho / Player 388 (13 Episodes)
Greg Chun
as Gi-Hun
Lee Doo Seok
as Mat Te Soo/ Player 062 (9 Episodes) , Player 062 (3 Episodes)
Oh Dal Su
as Captain Park (6 Episodes) , Cap. Park (6 Episodes)
Park Gyuyoung
as Kang No-eul
Chae Kook Hee
as Seon-nyeo / Player 044 (11 Episodes)
Lee Jin Wook
as Park Gyeong-seok
David Lee
as Park Min-su / Player 125 (6 Episodes) , Min-su / Player 125 (5 Episodes)
Song Young Chang
as Im Jeong-dae / Player 100 (6 Episodes) , Jung-dae / Player 100 (5 Episodes)
Kang Sung Wook
as Gyeong-su/ Player 256 (7 Episodes) , Gyeong-su / Player 256 (4 Episodes)
Hoyeon
as Kang Sae-byeok / Player 067 (10 Episodes)
Park Hae Soo
as Cho Sang-woo / Player 218 (10 Episodes)
Park Hee Soon
as Commanding Officer (6 Episodes) , Commander (4 Episodes)
Oh Young Soo
as Oh Il-nam / Player 001 (9 Episodes)
Heo Sung Tae
as Jang Deok-su / Player 101 (9 Episodes)
Anupam Tripathi
as Ali Abdul / Player 199 (9 Episodes)
Kim Joo Ryoung
as Han Mi-nyeo / Player 212 (9 Episodes)
Lee You Mi
as Ji-yeong / Player 240 (9 Episodes)
Hyeon Jin
as Player 209 (9 Episodes)
Gong Yoo
as Recruiter (6 Episodes) , The Recruiter (3 Episodes)
Choi Gwi Hwa
as Kim Gi-min / Player 203 (6 Episodes) , Gi-myeon / Player 203 (2 Episodes)
Jun Seok Ho
as Choi Woo-seok (7 Episodes)
Lee Seo Hwan
as Jeong-bae / Player 390 (5 Episodes) , Gi-hoon's friend (2 Episodes)
Moon Byeong Ju
as Player 021 (7 Episodes)
Jang Tae Min
as Player 192 (7 Episodes)
David Kim
as Player 260 (7 Episodes)
Kim Soo Hyun
as Player 350 (7 Episodes)
Do Ye Jun
as Player 197 (6 Episodes)
Roh Jae Won
as Nam-gyu / Player 124 (5 Episodes)
T O P
as Thanos / Player 230 (5 Episodes)
Won Ji An
as Se-mi / Player 380 (5 Episodes)
Lee Sung Woo
as Kim Young-sam / Player 226 (5 Episodes)
Oh Tae Eun
as Player 394 (5 Episodes)
Han Sang Chul
as Player 411 (5 Episodes)
Kim Young Mi
as Player 440 (5 Episodes)
Yoo Dok Hyun
as Player 206 (5 Episodes)
Ji Nam Hyuk
as Drone mercenary (5 Episodes)
Baek Seung Chul
as Kwon Byeong-su / Player 047 (5 Episodes)
Kang Yi Eun
as Player 009 (5 Episodes)
Ryu Yeon Yeong
as Player 067 (5 Episodes)
Park Hye Jin
as Sang-woo's mother (4 Episodes)
Ha Soo Ho
as Player 145 (4 Episodes)
Kwak Ja Hyung
as Player 278 (4 Episodes)
Kim Seo Hyeon
as Player 244 (4 Episodes)
Heo Dong Won
as Player 028 (3 Episodes) , ○ Mask (1 Episode)
Kim Dong Won
as Player 303 (4 Episodes)
Yoon Young Kyun
as Player 040 (4 Episodes)
Son Won Kyung
as Player 360 (4 Episodes)
Jo Kyung Hyun
as Player 285 (4 Episodes)
Hong Seung Gyun
as Player 324 (4 Episodes)
Woo Kang Min
as Player 296 (4 Episodes)
Jo Si Nae
as Park Mi-hwa / Player 006 (4 Episodes)
Kang Hyun Joong
as Sim Jae-seok / Player 343 (4 Episodes)
Lee Tae Yoon
as Player 171 (4 Episodes)
Lee Haney
as Player 015 (4 Episodes)
Han Dong Won
as Player 072 (4 Episodes)
Kim Chang Young
as Player 407 (4 Episodes)
Uhm Ki Moon
as Player 404 (4 Episodes)
Choi Dong Gu
as Doctor's Assistant (3 Episodes) , — (1 Episode)
Kim Yeong Ok
as Gi-hoon's mother (3 Episodes)
You Seong Joo
as Player 111 (3 Episodes)
Kang Mal Geum
as Gi-hoon's ex-wife (3 Episodes)
Cho Ah In
as Seong Ga-yeong (3 Episodes)
Yoon Seung Hoon
as Park Jun-un / Player 369 (3 Episodes)
Kim Yun Tae
as Player 069 (3 Episodes)
Park Si Wan
as Sae-byeok's brother (3 Episodes)
Kim Dong Hyun
as Player 196 (3 Episodes)
Im Gi Hong
as Player 322 (3 Episodes)
Kim Byung Cheol
as Manager mask (3 Episodes)
Kim Si Eun
as Young-mi / Player 095 (3 Episodes)
Park Jong Beom
as Player 357 (3 Episodes)
Kim Ha Young
as Player 032 (3 Episodes)
Jang Hyun Jin
as Player 083 (3 Episodes)
Seo Soo Chan
as Player 004 (3 Episodes)
Byeon Ye Jin
as Player 031 (3 Episodes)
Choi Hee Do
as Player 043 (3 Episodes)
Seo Mun Ho
as Player 313 (3 Episodes)
Bae Byeong Hwi
as Player 263 (3 Episodes)
Park Jun Hyeon
as Player 412 (3 Episodes)
Jung Hwan Wook
as Player 050 (3 Episodes)
Kim Joon Hwan
as Player 023 (3 Episodes)
Kim Yoon
as Player 122 (3 Episodes)
Ko Seo Jeong
as Player 415 (3 Episodes)
Lee Ji Yu
as Player 448 (3 Episodes)
Christian Lagahit
as Player 276 (3 Episodes)
No In Cheol
as Player 098 (3 Episodes)
Woo Young Taek
as Player 194 (2 Episodes)
Lee Ji Ha
as Player 070 (2 Episodes)
Lee Sang Hee
as Player 017 (2 Episodes)
Yang Mal Bok
as Player 453 (2 Episodes)
Geoffrey Giuliano
as VIP 4 (2 Episodes)
Daniel C Kennedy
as VIP 2 (2 Episodes)
John D Michaels
as VIP 1 (2 Episodes)
Yoon Don Sun
as Player 119 (2 Episodes)
Min Tae Yul
as Player 271 (2 Episodes)
Kim Pub Lae
as Kim Jeong-tae (2 Episodes)
Lee Gyu Hoe
as Kim Yoon-tae (2 Episodes)
Woo Jung Kook
as Player 039 (2 Episodes)
Choi Jae Sup
as Broker (2 Episodes)
Lee Woon San
as Kim's subordinate (2 Episodes)
Go Byeong Taek
as Player 407 (2 Episodes)
Hyun Jin
as Player 209 (2 Episodes)
Park Jae Cheol
as Player 235 (2 Episodes)
Kwon Jae Hong
as Player 453 (2 Episodes)
Alex Mina
as Player 045 (2 Episodes)
Choi One
as Player 295 (2 Episodes)
Moon Jung Dae
as Player 151 (2 Episodes)
Lee Jae Sung
as Gangster 1 (1 Episode) , Player 249 (1 Episode)
Kwon Yoo Joon
as Player 189 (2 Episodes)
Jo Jin Gyeol
as Player 239 (2 Episodes)
Nicole Han
as Player 184 (2 Episodes)
Kwon Jae Hwan
as Player 045 (2 Episodes)
Park Bo Kyung
as Player 254 (2 Episodes)
Park Jong Young
as Player 435 (2 Episodes)
Choi Yeong Rok
as Player 447 (2 Episodes)
Sim Seong Hyo
as Player 016 (2 Episodes)
Mun Rok Hyeon
as Player 140 (2 Episodes)
Na Jun Seok
as Player 167 (2 Episodes)
Im Dong Yun
as Player 286 (2 Episodes)
Cha Chun Ho
as Player 241 (2 Episodes)
Kim Seung Hee
as Player 308 (2 Episodes)
Kim Ji O
as Player 341 (2 Episodes)
Jeong Dae Yong
as Player 401 (2 Episodes)
Yu Ji Seon
as Player 328 (2 Episodes)
Kim Ji Oh
as Player 341 (2 Episodes)
Jeong Da Un
as Player 419 (2 Episodes)
Jong Mu Lee
as Player 428 (2 Episodes)
Yang Mi Na
as Player 144 (2 Episodes)
Kim Geun Hyuk
as Player 158 (2 Episodes)
Shin Hee Cheol
as Player 377 (2 Episodes)
Park Tae San
as Player 202 (2 Episodes)
Lee Won Cheol
as Player 209 (2 Episodes)
Jeong Yong Hyun
as Player 135 (2 Episodes)
Kim Jin Man
as Captain Ko (2 Episodes)
Kim Hyun
as Player 178 (2 Episodes)
Jin Yong Uk
as Player 172 (2 Episodes)
Choi Won
as Player 395 (2 Episodes)
Kang Hee Se
as Player 437 (2 Episodes)
Seo Ho Cheol
as Player 422 (2 Episodes)
Kim Gyeong Min
as Racetrack man (1 Episode)
Kim Gye Sun
as Dorm owner (1 Episode)
Kim Min Sik
as Kim Jin-woo (Police 2) (1 Episode)
Lee Dong Yong
as Kim Sang-hyuk (Police 1) (1 Episode)
Anwesha Purkayastha
as Ali's wife (1 Episode)
Hong Woo Jin
as Player 118 (1 Episode)
Yoon Ju Man
as △ Mask / Surgery Room Guard 2 (1 Episode)
Hwang Yeon Hui
as Player 308 (1 Episode)
Jeong Woo Hyuk
as Player 096 (1 Episode)
Son Young Soon
as Flower seller (1 Episode)
Lee Jeong Heon
as Banker (1 Episode)
Park Ji Hoon
as Player 250 (1 Episode)
Park Seon A
as Player 107 (1 Episode)
Lee Jung Jun
as □ Mask (1 Episode)
Yoon Yeong Geol
as Surgery Room Guard (1 Episode)
Wie Ji Yeon
as Ha Sun-young (1 Episode)
Park Si Won
as Young Cho Sang-woo (1 Episode)
Kim Yeon Woong
as Child Seong Gi-hoon (1 Episode)
Song Hyeong Su
as Yoon [Emergency Medical Center doctor] (1 Episode)
Kim Sung Gon
as Detective (1 Episode)
So Yun Ho
as Detective (1 Episode)
Lee Chung Gu
as Gang member (1 Episode)
Kim Seo Ha
as Factory owner (1 Episode)
Pyo Dong Jun
as Ga-yeong's brother (1 Episode)
Jeon Hyun Suk
as Fish shop customer (1 Episode)
Jang Jae Kwon
as Ga-yeong's stepfather (1 Episode)
Kim Young Sun
as Gi-hoon's friend's wife (1 Episode)
Kim Min Che
as Hair Stylist (1 Episode)
Carla Fernanda Avila Escobedo
as Girl in a leopard bodypaint (1 Episode)
Lee Joo Sil
as Jun-ho's mother (1 Episode)
Song Ji Woo
as Player 196 (1 Episode)
Hong Seok Yeon
as Amusement Park security Guard (1 Episode)
Park Mi Hyeon
as Sae-byeok's mother (1 Episode)
Jeong Jong Yeol
as Doctor (1 Episode)
Oh Chang Kyung
as Team Leader (1 Episode)
Yang Mi Seon
as Player 306 (1 Episode)
Park Jung Eon
as Player 073 (1 Episode)
Kim Hee Seo
as Player 198 (1 Episode)
Won Choon Gyu
as Player 066 (1 Episode)
Kim Won Jung
as Player 245 (1 Episode)
Nam Ji Hyun
as Player 400 (1 Episode)
Choi Sun Jin
as player 066 (1 Episode)
Jung Eun Kyoung
as Player 454 (1 Episode)
Kim Geum Soon
as Player 349 (1 Episode)
Go Seong
as Player 020 (1 Episode)
Yoon Hyo Sik
as Player 036 (1 Episode)
Lim Dong Yoon
as Player 286 (1 Episode)
Kim Seung Ga
as Player 416 (1 Episode)
Jeong Min Jung
as Player 188 (1 Episode)
Kang Tae Yang
as Player 205 (1 Episode)
Kim Mun Su
as Player 214 (1 Episode)
Kim Sin Yeol
as Player 216 (1 Episode)
No Seong Hu
as Player 217 (1 Episode)
Jeon Kang Ho
as Player 237 (1 Episode)
Lee Yoo Seop
as Player 293 (1 Episode)
Kim He Sang
as Player 232 (1 Episode)
Lee Bong Ha
as Player 443 (1 Episode)
Bang Hoo Ho
as Player 400 (1 Episode)
Kimchoi Yong Joon
as Player 276 (1 Episode)
Seo Je Il
as Player 359 (1 Episode)
Lee Sang Jun
as Pink Soldier (1 Episode)
Moon Min Chul
as Player 455 (1 Episode)
Jo Ah Young
as [Amusement park employee] (1 Episode)
Kang Sin Gu
as Player 436 (1 Episode)
Kim Moon Soo
as Player 214 (1 Episode)
Lee Han Sol
as Player 324 (1 Episode)
Cate Blanchett
as The Recruiter (1 Episode)
Jang Kyug Su
as Fisherman (1 Episode)
John Choi
as Player 226 (1 Episode)
Shin Yeong Ok
as Homeless Man (1 Episode)
Park Ye Bom
as Na-yeon (1 Episode)
Jeong Hwan Wook
as Player 050 (1 Episode)
Lee Eun Mi
as Lee Eun-ju / Player 283 (1 Episode)
Jeong In
as Player 391 (1 Episode)
Kang Hyeon Woo
as Player 204 (1 Episode)
Lee Suk
as Player 096 (1 Episode)
Writers
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2 winsPrimetime Emmy Award
- Won2022Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series — Lee You-mi
More awards & festivals (1) — regional academies & film-festival prizes
Gold Derby Awards
- Won2022Gold Derby Awards — Lee You-mi
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Spoiler-Safe Guide
high confidencesource-verifiedThis guide covers all 22 episodes across all three seasons (S1: 9 episodes, Sept 2021; S2: 7 episodes, Dec 2024; S3: 6 episodes, June 2025). Four corrections were made vs. the prior draft: Deok-su's debut downgraded from S1E2✓ to S1E1~ (confirmed present in E1, dormitory prominence from E2); Jun-hee's player number corrected from 222/333 to 222 (333 is Myung-gi); Jun-hee's death recharacterized as self-sacrifice rather than accidental fall (confirmed by S3E4 recaps); S1E5 organ-harvesting upgraded from ⚠️ estimated to S1E5✓ (confirmed by Collider S1E5 recap fetched this session). All ★★★ and ★★ events re-verified against fresh fetches. Rule 13 category searches run for proper nouns, debut episodes, famous-scene participants, and embedded peripheral facts.
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Key: ★ notable · ★★ major · ★★★ series-defining · ✓ confirmed · ~ estimated · ⚠️ limited sources
Major events
Characters
Seong Gi-hun (Player 456) · Lee Jung-jae · debut [S1E1✓]
A debt-ridden, divorced father who wins the games by default but is haunted by survivor's guilt. Spends Season 2 trying to destroy the games from within, only to watch his rebellion fail and his best friend die. In Season 3 he kills Dae-ho in rage, attempts suicide, and ultimately sacrifices himself so the newborn Player 222 can survive and win, delivering a final speech on human dignity.
Cho Sang-woo (Player 218) · Park Hae-soo · debut [S1E1✓]
Gi-hun's childhood friend and a celebrated businessman who secretly embezzled client funds. Projects a moral facade while making increasingly ruthless survival decisions — deceiving Ali, then killing Sae-byeok. Dies by his own hand in the finale rather than let Gi-hun win cleanly.
Kang Sae-byeok (Player 067) · Jung Ho-yeon · debut [S1E1✓]
A North Korean defector who entered the games to fund her family's freedom. Forms an unlikely bond with Ji-yeong during the marble game. Survives to the final three but is critically wounded in the glass bridge game and killed by Sang-woo in Episode 8.
Oh Il-nam (Player 001) · O Yeong-su · debut [S1E1✓]
Presented as a frail elderly man with a brain tumor who joined the games for the thrill of camaraderie before death. In the finale he is revealed as the games' architect — one of the bored ultra-wealthy who designed the competition for personal amusement and participated incognito.
Hwang In-ho / The Front Man · Lee Byung-hun · debut [S1E8✓]
The masked administrator of the games, revealed in Episode 8 to be detective Jun-ho's own brother. A former winner of the 2015 games who was recruited into the organization's upper ranks. In Season 2 he infiltrates his own games as Player 001 under the alias Young-il to study Gi-hun's resistance. In Season 3 he privately reveals himself to Gi-hun and proposes an alliance, which Gi-hun refuses.
Hwang Jun-ho · Wi Ha-joon · debut [S1E3✓]
A police detective who infiltrated the games covertly to find his missing brother In-ho. Reaches the mainland with video evidence in Season 1 but is shot and falls off a cliff. Confirmed to have survived; in Season 3 he leads an outside investigation and is mortally endangered when Captain Park, a mole, ambushes his team.
Ali Abdul (Player 199) · Anupam Tripathi · debut [S1E1✓]
A Pakistani migrant worker, gentle and loyal, who saves Gi-hun during the first game. Forms a bond with Sang-woo, who ultimately betrays him in the marble game by swapping his marbles for pebbles. Ali is shot after realizing the deception.
Jang Deok-su (Player 101) · Heo Sung-tae · debut [S1E2✓]
A brutal gangster who dominates other players through intimidation. Abandoned his ally Mi-nyeo on the glass bridge; Mi-nyeo drags both of them to their deaths in retaliation.
Han Mi-nyeo (Player 212) · Kim Joo-ryoung · debut [S1E2✓]
A manipulative and self-serving player who allies with Deok-su for protection, then is discarded by him. She dies on the glass bridge taking Deok-su with her in an act of revenge.
Park Jung-bae (Player 390) · Lee Seo-hwan · debut [S2E1✓]
Gi-hun's closest friend outside the games in Season 2, who is pulled into the competition. His execution by the Front Man at the end of Season 2 — carried out as punishment for Gi-hun's rebellion — is the emotional gut-punch of the season finale.
Cho Hyun-ju (Player 120) · Park Sung-hoon · debut [S2E1✓]
A transgender woman and former Special Forces soldier who entered the games to fund gender-affirming surgery. Brave and physically formidable, she protects vulnerable players — including Jun-hee during labor — before being killed by Myung-gi in Season 3 Episode 2, who stabs her from behind without knowing she was a protector.
Lee Myung-gi (Player 333) · Yim Si-wan · debut [S2E1✓]
Introduced as an opportunistic stockbroker who entered the games to escape debt, Myung-gi grows increasingly ruthless across Seasons 2 and 3. He kills Thanos and Hyun-ju. In the finale he battles Gi-hun on the final platform and dies.
Jang Geum-ja (Player 149) · Kang Ae-shim · debut [S2E1✓]
An elderly woman who enters the games alongside her son Yong-sik. When Yong-sik threatens Jun-hee and her newborn, Geum-ja fatally stabs him with a concealed hairpin weapon. Consumed by grief, she hangs herself the following morning.
Kang No-eul (Guard 011) · Park Gyu-young · debut [S2E4✓]
An undercover guard who discovers the organ trade operation inside the facility. Remains a covert ally across Seasons 2 and 3, and survives to the end of the series where she plays a significant role in exposing the operation.
Cho Jun-hee (Player 222/333) · Jo Yu-ri · debut [S2E1✓]
A young woman who is pregnant when she enters Season 2's games. She gives birth inside the maze during Season 3's hide-and-seek game. She dies during the jump rope bridge game due to a broken ankle. Her newborn is assigned Player 222 and ultimately wins the games after Gi-hun sacrifices himself.
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Squid Game(2021)
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